- Members of the European Parliament urged Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday to engage in "genuine" dialogue with political parties...
European officials have repeatedly voiced concern over his moves, warning of blows against democracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring uprisings
In a statement, the delegation urged Tunisians "to embark on a broad-based and structured" dialogue
- The IMF plans to raise at least $45 billion for a new trust to help ‘low-income and vulnerable middle-income countries’.
The Washington-based crisis lender's Resilience and Sustainability Trust is expected to come into effect May 1
It is in addition to a $650 billion boost to reserve assets called Special Drawing Rights allocated earlier this year
- Tens of billions of dollars in Iranian money were blocked in many countries including China, South Korea and Japan.
Delegations from concerned countries met Iran's foreign minister to discuss the deal to release its funds frozen in foreign bank
In January 2022, Iran urged South Korea to unlock its funds and not to wait for the results of the Vienna talks
- US President Joe Biden announced an $800 million military aid package for Ukraine on Wednesday as international prosecutors declared the...
Biden has accused President Vladimir Putin of genocide -- a claim dismissed as "unacceptable" by the Kremlin
The Pentagon says it has been looking to provide Ukraine with weapons that would "give them a little more range and distance"
- Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will develop a disputed gas field despite Iranian objections, while urging Tehran to engage in negotiations,...
The two countries also issued a new invitation for Iran to negotiate over the boundary of the gas field
Tehran had earlier said that the deal contravened "previously held negotiations", adding that it "reserves its right to exploit" the field
- The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) and the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) announced today the provision of...
The assistance is in the form of 30 ambulances and highly equipped urgent response vehicles.
This announcement was made during the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between SDRPY and the SRCA, in Riyadh.
- The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon, Waleed Al-Bukhari, has pledged the kingdom's support to Lebanon and its people during 'tough times.'...
The Lebanese presidency said in a statement that the Saudi diplomat's remarks came during his visit to the Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Baabda Palace earlier today
Al-Bukhari briefed President Aoun on the working mechanism of the Saudi-French joint Fund, allocated to humanitarian aid
- Russian oil supply, meanwhile, is expected to continue to fall in April by 1.5 million barrels per day amid its...
Rich countries have agreed to tap an additional 120 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves, with half from the United States.
Prices fell below $100 in recent days as severe lockdowns in Shanghai raised concerns that crude demand from China would fall.





















